Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:107259 Court No. - 83 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 529 BNSS No. - 1662 of 2025 Applicant :- Ali Ahmad Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 7 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Kalamuddin,M. A. Siddiqui Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. This application under Section 529 BNSS has been filed with a prayer to direct the court concerned to decide the Complaint Case No. 4043 of 2001 under Section 420 I.P.C., Police Station- Kotwali, District- Basti pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Basti expeditiously within stipulated period. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. for the State. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the said criminal case is pending since 2001. It is further submitted that since the accused persons were not cooperating with the trial Court the matter was kept pending and during this period original complainant died and an application was moved by the present applicant who happens to be the son of the deceased/ complainant to continue with the case, the permission was granted by the Court and now the trial is to be proceeded by the learned trial Court. 4. Learned AGA opposed the prayer. 5. I have considered the submissions and perused the record. 6. Since the matter is very old and falls within the category of critically old cases, the Court concerned is directed to make all endeavours to decide the aforesaid case expeditiously preferably within a period of one year from the date of production of certified copy of this order before it, keeping in view the heavy work load in the said Court. 7. It is also made clear that the Court / Presiding Officer is not the only stake holder in the trial and disposal of a case, hence, besides the P.O. concerned, all the stake holders i.e. police and executive authorities, counsels, parties to the case, staff etc. are also made bound by this order and it will be their responsibility also to assist the Court in every manner for the expeditious disposal of this case. 8. With the above observations, the application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 8.7.2025 Fhd Digitally signed by :- FAHAD NIYAZ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad